UK disappoints; EU punts The weekly trade report with L.C. The US anti-Huawei effort to defend 5G networks from Chinese espionage is encountering split decisions abroad, with the UK disappointing and EU punting. This may lead to delays in a US-UK trade deal and more sparring in US-EU trade negotiations. They have made little progress […]
Democrats have become the anti-science party
by Richard Schulman In their pursuit of identity politics, Democrats have become the anti-science party. In Hawaii, they are supporting Native Hawaiian activists preventing the construction of the planned Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) atop Mauna Kea. If ever built, the telescope’s optics will advance knowledge of how galaxies began in the early universe and what […]
Metals tariffs didn’t work, so administration adds more
The weekly trade report with correspondent L.C. In a Proclamation issued on Jan. 24th, President Trump admitted that the Section 232 tariffs (national security) imposed almost two years ago on imports of steel (25%) and aluminum (10%) haven’t worked as hoped. They failed to boost the domestic metals sector. Therefore, given that the previous metals […]
California abortion mandate unconstitutional and illegal
by Richard Schulman California has been given 30 days to cease requiring insurers to include abortion coverage in health policies issued in the state. The order was issued Friday by the Health and Human Services Department’s Office of Civil Rights. If California doesn’t comply, the HHS is threatening to cut off the $51 bn. in […]
Xi dictatorship to blame for delayed Wuhan containment
by Richard Schulman Single-man dictatorships have a devastating flaw. They paralyze independent action by lower level flunkies. That is the reason why local officials in Wuhan didn’t dare act decisively to contain the coronavirus epidemic before it became a national and international health crisis. Thus, the Chinese Communist Party’s Xi dictatorship is the real party […]
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